Asylum 13 Corojo

Stuart says:

"A 95 x 10 double maduro"

Stuart says:

"Another 95 x 10 double maduro"

Asylum 13 Corojo is an All Honduran blend with a Corojo wrapper grown in the Jamastran Valley in Honduras by the Eiroa family. Asylum 13 is know for affordable, delicious, super sized cigars in 60, 70 and 80 ring, although they also make a 50 ring cigar.

Cigar Origin

Honduras

Most cigars are manufactured in the Caribbean and Central America.

Strength

Full

Wrapper Color

Natural

Cigar wrapper color varies from green (Double Claro or Candela) to black (Maduro or Oscuro) with a full range of browns in between.Natural wrapper, also known as Colorado Claro, is light brown in color.

Wrapper

Honduran

The wrapper is the last tobacco leaf to be rolled on the cigar, so it is the one the smoker will see.Honduran cigar wrapper has the reputation of great quality, with wrapper leaf being grown in the Jamastran, Talanga and San Agustin valleys. Some of the wrappers being grown in Honduras include Corojo, Honduran Claro, Honduran Criollo, Honduran Jamastran Viso Rosado, Honduran San Agustin Havana Seed and San Agustin Ligero.

Binder

Honduras

The binder is a full tobacco leaf that is used to roll the cigar, binding the filler tobaccos together.

Filler

Honduras

Filler is the term used to describe the tobacco inside a cigar or the "guts" of the cigar.

Rolled by

Handmade

Handmade cigars are completely made by hand from start to finish.

Manufacturer

CLE Cigar Company

CLE Cigar Company was founded in 2012 by Christian Eiroa, previously president of Camacho Cigars. Their cigars are produced in their Aladino Factory in Danli, Honduras, and in their Wynwood factory in Miami.

I’ve been smoking cigars for over forty years. That doesn’t, necessarily, make me an expert, but it gives you an idea of how many thousands of cigars I’ve smoked in my lifetime.
I’m a firm believer that the length of the cigar should be in the following proportions to its ring: a 60 ring should be at LEAST 6 inches long, preferably longer; a 70 ring cigar should be at LEAST 7 inches long, preferably longer, and so on. So, in the case of this cigar, it should be at least 8 inches long, preferably longer. If the cigar is shorter than the above proportions, the flavour doesn’t fully develop. It’s rather like good red wine: if the wine is not aerated, the notes don’t fully develop.
For several decades, I smoked a 95 x 10 (see images). It was, simply, the most satisfying cigar I’ve ever smoked. I experimented with it. For example, I would cut off an inch before lighting; it was not the same cigar. I then tried cutting off two inches before lighting; again, it was not the same cigar – the notes, simply, did not develop. I even tried cutting the cigar in half before lighting; it was a disaster! The smoke was so hot, it burnt my mouth!
So, I would strongly urge the manufacturer to increase the length of this, otherwise, very enjoyable cigar. I think that the extra length would only improve its characteristics. I would also urge the manufacturer to make this cigar available in a larger variety of wrapper. This cigar is rated as a medium flavour, verging on full. I would have classified it as medium bodied. What do you think? I'd be interested to read your comments.